A chef's tale; Canterbury Voices ends season with 'Crescendo!'; New book about Midwest City

Good morning, Oklahoma!

Here's what you need to know today:

🌞 Temperature check: Today will be very warm with plenty of sunshine. The high will be near 91 and the low near 65, according to accuweather.com.

📅 Today in History: In 1939, most of the 937 Jewish refugees aboard the St. Louis, a German ship, were turned away by Cuba, which had changed its immigration policy just weeks earlier. The ship then carried the refugees to the United States, where they were again turned away before returning to Europe in search of safe harbor.

News you can use 📰

• 🍳 The Kurt Flei s chfresser effect: Meet the man who has shaped 40 years of dining in OKC
• 🎶 OKC's Canterbury Voices chorus closing 55th season with 'Crescendo!': What you need to know
• ✈ Midwe st Cit y history remembered in new book by native Oklahoman who grew up there

If you only read one thing today:

Two deaths reported after severe weather makes its way across Oklahoma

Two people were killed Saturday when severe storms moved through the Oklahoma, authorities with Mayes County Emergency Management have confirmed.

Names and ages were not released but authorities said two females died.

A line of severe storms formed Saturday afternoon and moved across Oklahoma through the evening, producing large hail in some areas and at least three tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service in Norman.

One tornado spotted in northwestern Oklahoma near Mutual tore down trees and caused damage to several structures. There were no reports of injuries.

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This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: A chef's tale; Canterbury Voices ends season with 'Crescendo!'; New book about Midwest City